A visit to the Rider Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Rider Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rider Cemetery:
38.4975, -89.9293
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rider Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rider Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies just to the west northwest of the Rider Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rider Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rider Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rider Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Wilderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilderman Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderman Cemetery
- Knobeloch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Knobeloch Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobeloch Cemetery
- Engelmann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Engelmann Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelmann Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Reinheimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reinheimer Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinheimer Cemetery
- Hamann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamann Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamann Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Schaefer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Schaefer Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaefer Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- John Mueller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The John Mueller Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Mueller Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Fries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fries Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Emmerich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Emmerich Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich Cemetery
- Shiloh Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Valley Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Valley Cemetery
- The Shiloh Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108238 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rider Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rider Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swansea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Smithton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Fallon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Gartside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Fairview Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mascoutah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lementon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millstadt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- French Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Caseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunkum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Imbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- New Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Rider Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rider Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Collinsville
- Fairview Heights
- Freeburg
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- Millstadt
- New Baden
- O'Fallon
- Swansea
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Rider Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Rider Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426484 (Rider Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426484 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Freeburg
- Location given for Rider Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4975502 Lon: -89.9292697
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rider Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |